A larger share of couples with children than 97% of compared French towns: 38%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Maisnil is home to 266 residents in 110 households, by the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in 21: 4.8% of households have no car. The figure for households headed by a retired person is 52% in Maisnil and 32% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Pas-de-Calais median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Maisnil
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 9.5% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+4% since 2012, a pace below 54% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The years 2012 to 2017 brought −5%; 2017 to 2023, +10%.
13% of residents are 15 to 24, a share 85% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Maisnil 41.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Maisnil is 41.7, lower than in just over two thirds of compared French towns. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over: 22% of the total.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
In Maisnil, 24% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Pas-de-Calais median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.5 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 58% of compared French towns. The wider picture: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
100% of homes are houses
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Long tenure is the mark of 26% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 2.9% (under two years). At 6.1%, empty homes sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €25,420 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The median standard of living in Maisnil is €25,420 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 55% of compared French towns.
14% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 53% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Maisnil, 0.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Maisnil, 46% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 72% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
In Maisnil, 16% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 66% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
With graduates of higher education at 28%, Maisnil is behind 58% of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 266 to 2,582 people: this is the 7th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Maisnil, 4 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisnil | 41.7 | 22% | 2.6% | 0.4% |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 4,677 · 2.4 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Frévent 3,259 · 6.1 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.7% | 1% |
| Divion 6,766 · 10.5 mi | 38.9 | 19% | 0.7% | 1% |
| Houdain 6,945 · 10.9 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Calonne-Ricouart 5,369 · 11.1 mi | 41 | 20% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour 2,593 · 11.4 mi | 44.7 | 23% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Maisnil
What is the population of Maisnil?
266 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (256).
How old are Maisnil’s residents?
The median age is 41.7, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Maisnil?
3, with occasional dwellings: 2.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Maisnil?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.4% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Maisnil?
€25,420 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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